QUINCY - Steward Health Care says it’s willing to keep a satellite emergency room open for at least a year after Quincy Medical Center closes.Dr. Mark Girard, president of Steward hospitals, said Wednesday that the company has offered a one-year commitment to government leaders, some of whom have threatened legal action against Steward if the ER closed. Girard said the satellite ER, which still needs approval from the state’s Department of Public Health,...

WASHINGTON — After a half-century of Cold War acrimony, the United States and Cuba moved on Wednesday to restore diplomatic relations — a historic shift that could revitalize the flow of money and people across the narrow...